Chernigov Geography
Wikipedia provides an explanation of the terms guberniya, uyezd, oblast and raion.
Chernigov (Чернигов)
and
Chernihiv ( Чернігів)
Around 1929/1932, the Russian name Chernigov (Чернигов)
was changed to the Ukrainian name
Chernihiv (Чернігів). The
following is a list of alternate Roman-alphabet spellings
that we have seen on Western maps and other
documents.
- Černihov
- Chernichów
- Chyernigov
- Czernichów
- Czernichw
- Czernigow
- Czernihyw
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- Czernihov
- Czernihów
- Tchernigoff
- Tchernigov
- Tschernigoff
- Tschernigov
- Tschernihiw
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Chernigov spelling in other languages: Cernigovas (Lithuanian), Charnihau (Belarusian), Czernihów (Polish), Tschernigow (German), Tshernigov (Yiddish)
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Chernigov Towns Master List, compiled by Andrew S. Bushkin,
consists of Cities / Towns / Communities
in territory of the former Chernigov
guberniya
or the present Chernihiv oblast.
It includes geographic coordinates,
population data, and dates of founding,
when known.
Current revision: 53: 2006-07-03.
Chernigov
Past (Chernigov Gubernia 1802 to approximately 1919-1924)
- Chernigov brief article from JewishEncyclopedia.com
- Chernihiv Historic information from
Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Chernigov — Jewish Virtual Library presents Jewish history from Middle Ages on.
- List of Railway
Stations in and Around Chernigov
Guberniya, 1910
Towns and Uyezds in Chernigov Guberniya,
1894/1895,
as they appear in the Vsia Rossiia business
directory
Chernihiv
Today - Towns in Chernihiv Oblast, 1929/1932 to
the Present, compiled by Andrew S. Bushkin and Tom E., lists the
Cities/Towns/Communities found in
present-day Chernihiv Oblast.
- Towns Within
Chernihiv's 22 Raions (District/County)
- Towns
Alphabetically > Raion (District/County)
- Facts and
maps re Borzna, Kozelets, Nezhin/Nizhyn, and Novgorod Seversk
- Priluki website (southern Chernigov Oblast, previously in Poltava Gubernia)
- Pochep website
 (Bryansk Oblast, previously in Chernigov Gubernia)
- Chernihiv Oblast: Facts and figures from
UkraineBiz.com
- Chernihiv Oblast: Geography, history,
government and politics, industry and
economics
- Ukraine: Current information, including
modern history, from Atlapedia.com
- Ukraine: Current information from the
CIA World Factbook
- Ukrainian Government Web Portal
Personal
Accounts of Chernigov Cities and Towns
Modern Visits to Chernigov
Family Trees from Chernigov
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